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GuideUpdated July 15, 2026

3 Best Places for Croissants in Winnipeg

Where to find the best croissants in Winnipeg — each restaurant rated 4.0★ or higher. Top-rated at 9.4★. Spanning bakery and coffee shop kitchens. Curated by TastyPals.

The best places for croissants in Winnipeg are Cottage Bakery + Eatery, French Way Café. Start with Cottage Bakery + Eatery if you want the strongest overall first pick.

By Marcus Chen•2 ranked picks•Published July 15, 2026•Updated July 15, 2026
Methodology•Editorial team
Cottage Bakery + EateryFrench Way Café
3 Best Places for Croissants in Winnipeg
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Top picks at a glance

#1Cottage Bakery + EateryBakery • Winnipeg • $$#2French Way CaféCoffee Shop • Winnipeg • $$

Who this guide is for

This guide covers the highest-rated spots for croissants in Winnipeg. Whether you're a local hunting your next regular or visiting and want to eat well, these picks are sorted by quality and review depth.

Quick picks

Cottage Bakery + Eatery
Bakery • Winnipeg
Cottage Bakery + Eatery on Pembina Highway is not trying to be discovered — it has been operating, in one form or another, since 1932, and that longevity is the point.
French Way Café
Coffee Shop • Winnipeg
French Way Café, sitting on Lilac Street in Corydon Village since 2008, is the project of owners Larissa Webster and French chef-pastry chef Olivier Fortat — and the concept is pretty specific: a p…
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Author: Marcus Chen
Published: July 15, 2026
Last updated: July 15, 2026

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  1. 1. Cottage Bakery + EateryView →
  2. 2. French Way CaféView →

How the restaurants compare

Editorial restaurant image stand-in for Cottage Bakery + Eatery
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Cottage Bakery + Eatery
Winnipeg • Bakery
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
$$
Best for
dessert
Mood
Easygoing
French Way Café
Winnipeg • Coffee Shop
9.9/10
TastyPals Score
Price
$$
Best for
Coffee Shop
Mood
Easygoing

How we chose

We looked for restaurants that feel like a strong fit for the guide topic, not just the most obvious names in the city. The shortlist favors rooms with clear mood, dependable pacing, and enough distinction to help someone decide faster. Read our full methodology →

Room tone

Lighting, pace, and general energy all need to support the reason someone clicked this guide.

Food fit

We favored restaurants that feel best suited for the moment, not just restaurants with broad reputation.

Useful range

The final list tries to give readers enough variation in neighborhood, price, and style to compare real options.

2 ranked picks

Cottage Bakery + Eatery — Cottage Bakery + Eatery on Pembina Highway is not trying to be discovered — it has been operating, in one form or another, since 1932, and that longevity is the point. Frank Brown opened this place during an era when Winnipeg winters were just as unforgiving and good bread carried genuine weight. The Esfahanis, now the fourth family to steward the operation since taking over in 2005, have kept continuity as the organizing principle. Head baker Peyman Esfahani runs a room where a chalkboard wall traces the bakery's full history in handwriting — not as a borrowed design gesture, but as a straightforward record of what this place has been. The regulars who show up Tuesday mornings on Pembina already know the story. The room is built for them, and for anyone patient enough to become one. The Cinnamon Bavarian Mousse is consistently cited as the kitchen's strongest argument for itself: a restrained pastry reportedly built on the balance between spice and dairy richness rather than visual drama. It moves quickly, and diners who have made the trip specifically for it recommend ordering it before anything else. The croissants are known for genuine lamination — the kind of layering that produces a crust with real structure — a meaningful distinction in a city where underbaked approximations are common. The Eggs Benedict rounds out the daytime menu credibly; accounts suggest the hollandaise is applied with a measured hand rather than a heavy pour, which is worth knowing in advance if your preference runs generous. A second location opened in North Kildonan on Edison in fall 2023, giving the Pembina original some relief from what have historically been long weekend lines. The Pembina room, with its chalkboard wall and nine decades of accumulated presence, remains the location with the fuller context. Weekday mornings before noon are the practical call for the best pastry selection — and the Cinnamon Bavarian Mousse, by most accounts, is the thing to secure first. View restaurant →
French Way Café — French Way Café, sitting on Lilac Street in Corydon Village since 2008, is the project of owners Larissa Webster and French chef-pastry chef Olivier Fortat — and the concept is pretty specific: a proper European-style café that actually bakes its own stuff, sources local ingredients, and treats brunch as something worth doing with care. Corydon is Winnipeg's most café-dense stretch, which means the competition is real, and French Way has held its own for nearly two decades by staying focused. This is not a grab-and-go spot and not a brunch bro warehouse. It's for the person who wants a croissant that tastes like someone made it with intention, and is happy to linger over it. The menu's identity runs through Fortat's pastry background. The croissants — made with wholesome flour, per the kitchen's own emphasis — are consistently cited alongside fruit tarts and macarons as standout baked goods, which is a meaningful claim in a city where "French bakery" gets thrown around loosely. On the savory side, the Brie Et Dinde Poire crepe — turkey and brie — has become a brunch staple that diners come back for specifically, not just as an option on a crowded menu but as the thing people recommend to each other. The eggs Benedict draws similar repeat mentions in reviews, praised for execution rather than novelty. The kitchen's stated commitment to local producers gives the sourcing story some grounding rather than just marketing language. Corydon gets busy on weekend mornings, and French Way earns its share of that foot traffic — arrive early or accept a wait. The room is small and warm with original artwork on the walls, which means it fills fast and the energy stays intimate. The move is to go on a weekday if your schedule allows, order the Brie Et Dinde Poire crepe alongside whatever tart is in the case that day, and don't skip the croissant. At price level two, you're getting Fortat's pastry training at café prices — that math still works. View restaurant →

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